There were two candidates in an election and the successful candidates won by 160 votes. If 2,800 votes were cast, how many vote

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s did each candidate receive?

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Phantasy [73] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-06T00:42:22+03:00

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Answer: The losing candidate got 1240 and the winning candidate got 1560.

Step-by-step explanation:

First divide the number of votes by the number of people: 2800/2= 1400.

add 160 to one candidate and subtract 160 from the other.